Living Simply Saturday: Do we own our possessions, or do they own us?Read More
Saving money with online coupons
Though I’m not a big online shopper, there are times when the items I want just happen to be available more readily online than at a local store. I’ve recently learned a simple trick for saving a bit of money each time I make an order! When you’re completing an online order, before you finalize …
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Caring, Keeping, and Gestating: How To Do Life While Pregnant
That first pregnancy seems like a walk in the park, now that I look back on it. I was twenty-four, young and energetic. My household consisted of just my husband and me, so I could easily take a nap after work, eat pickles and ice cream if I wanted, take a nap after dinner, lie around …
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Living Simply Saturday: Too busy for God?
“Is it possible to be too busy for God? Our adversary loves to make us think so. Keeping us too occupied to connect with God is one of his favorite tricks… Failing to make time for God complicates life by keeping us focused on our own abilities- what we can accomplish within any given day. …
The Fun of the Frugal Life
Guest Post by Amy @ Growing Like Trees When I was expecting our first child, just after we’d bought our first home and moved to a new town, my husband cut his working hours from 40 to 20 per week. Being the adventurous type, I thought, “sure, we can live on half our income — …
Recipes I’ve been loving lately
We all know that a good recipe can be hard to find. Since I am always on the lookout for new favorites to add to my repertoire, I thought I’d pass along a few that I have tried and loved in the past several months: Cheesy Beef and Rice (this is an easy casserole to …
Healthy, Natural Pregnancy: You mean my family still expects to eat while I have morning sickness?
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Learning with Preschoolers: Activities to try!
Guest Post by Faith (This is the continuation from her wonderful post last week, Learning with Preschoolers. If you haven’t read it yet, why don’t you do that first? Then take a good look through this inspiring list of ways to really get involved with your preschooler in the process of learning and exploring! I …
Living Simply Saturday: Simple Yet Substantial Small-Space Schooling
**I’m interrupting my series on From Clutter to Clarity, because I thought this guest post by Kate just fit so perfectly into this carnival. I’ll be back to Chapter 9 next week, promise!** Our family lives in a 1000-square foot house. We have 4 children whom we homeschool. Do you see the problem? Actually, I …
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Healthy, Natural Pregnancy: Sciatica
Not enough and glad that He is
Buying seeds for your garden
Learning with Preschoolers
Guest Post by Faith ~”I want to work with my toddler and preschooler at home, but I don’t know anything about teaching and I am not creative! What should I do?” ~“How do you keep them [preschoolers] interested but not go crazy with preparation?” I’d like to answer these questions by looking at three areas …
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Spud Review
While I was giving my sweet children a bath on Friday afternoon, a mysterious blue bin showed up outside my front door. I brought it inside, and lo and behold, discovered that someone had gone grocery shopping for me! Even better, everything inside was organic, fresh, sprouted or sourdough, and toxin-free. What luck! Well, not …
Living Simply Saturday: No is not a dirty word
Do you think she wrote this chapter of From Clutter to Clarity with me in mind? (Oh wait… are all the rest of you thinking the same thing?) Sigh. Why is it so hard to say no to the things that just don’t truly fit into our schedule, don’t fit with our priorities and values, …
My Nourishing New Year’s Resolutions
Carefree Cleaning
Being a keeper at home is a special blessing that the Lord has assigned us women. We have the honor of not only maintaining our homes but also caring for the health of our families. It is with that thought in mind that I write this. We all know that as mothers and wives we …